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Spot Forecast for Grizzly Football - Aug. 29 2026
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1252 PM MDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on August 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Breezy conditions this afternoon as a cold front
approaches. Heat concerns will be minimal as sufficient clouds
will keep afternoon temperatures in the lower 80s. A light shower
is possible throughout the day, as thunderstorms develop along
the front late afternoon the potential exists for outflow winds 25
to 35 mph. Between 7 and 8 pm is the highest potential for
lightning and the likely timing on frontal passage. Actual
rainfall will be minor part in the forecast with less than 0.05"
prior to kickoff and only a brief but moderate shower with frontal
passage.

.REST OF TODAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers late in the
  afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms.
* Chance of Precip....60 percent.
* Chance Lightning....25 percent.
* Max Temperature.....78-83.
* Min Humidity........33-38 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........West 6-10 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the
  afternoon.
* Precip Amount.......0.01 inches.

TIME (MDT)      3 PM
Sky (%).........69
Weather cov.....CHANCE
Weather type....RNSHWR
Tstm cov........S CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).50
Chc of ltng (%).30
Temp............76
RH..............40
Surface wind....W 8G20

.TONIGHT...

* Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain and slight chance of
  thunderstorms in the evening, then slight chance of rain
  overnight.
* Chance of Precip....60 percent.
* Chance Lightning....20 percent.
* Min Temperature.....42-47.
* Max Humidity........88-93 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 10-13 mph with gusts to 20 mph
  early, then becoming variable 3-6 mph overnight.
* Precip Amount.......0.03 inches.

TIME (MDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........56        78        58        64
Weather cov.....CHANCE    CHANCE    S CHC
Weather type....RNSHWR    RAIN      RAIN      NONE
Tstm cov........S CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).30        50        20        10
Chc of ltng (%).20        10        10        0
Temp............74        64        54        50
RH..............44        56        74        80
Surface wind....NW 10G20  NW 8G15   W 9G15    W 3G6

.SUNDAY...

* Sky/Weather.........Partly cloudy. Patchy fog early in the
  morning, then areas of fog early in the morning.
* Chance of Precip....0 percent.
* Chance Lightning....0 percent.
* Max Temperature.....69-74.
* Min Humidity........25-30 percent.
* Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3-7 mph becoming west 5-12 mph with
  gusts to around 20 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
* Precip Amount.......0.00 inches.

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........47        26        18        17
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Chc of ltng (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............44        46        57        68
RH..............93        87        53        34
Surface wind....NW 2G5    SW 5G10   W 10G20   W 13G20

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Forecaster...BEC
Requested by...Tia Meegan
Type of request...OTHER
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.EMAIL tia.meegan@mso.umt.edu